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I would love to. However I'm not sure when I'll be able to due to the way my shifter is integrated into my cockpit, though I might just do it on my friend's G25.
Thank you. As for the buttons, unless there are actual useful features in GT5 that requires those buttons, probably not.
Thanks for the link, some of those are very cool! 👍
Cool, I just wanted confirmation as to how you did it on yours because I had come across a thread on the Official PS Forums where the person did theirs analogue. Now all I have to do is figure out how I want to do mine...using an actual E-brake, Make one out of CF or do one like this (but hard mounted on my chassis etc.) ~
Interesting. Do you have a link to the original post? I wasn't aware GT5P registers e-brake as analogue.
👍 Degree of rotation stays the same, no problem centering the wheel and feel great with force feedback bumped up.
I'm sure there are additional strains in the long term, but the issue is how much additional. Force feedback motors constantly change their feedback strength and direction of rotation as we race, the motors never apply full force for extended duration. In theory, because they apply force from rotational torque and were designed to "give" when we counter steer, the additional strain on the motors from fitting a bigger diameter wheel shouldn't be any more than a hard jerk with the smaller, original wheel. Maybe someone with mechanical engineering background could shed some light on this matter?.
I have no personal experience with the Fanatec wheels. But after taking apart my G25 to study its interior construction, I would be very surprised if other more expansive wheels offer any substantial "improvements" over the G25 without without any dramatic hardware advantage. Of course the G25 isn't perfect, but that's exactly the reason why some of us chose to modify G25s to replicate our real-life cars instead of a slightly-better, one-size-fits-all wheels. 👍
If I decide to perform any of those mods (I haven't had time to look through them in detail) I'll make sure to record a similar step-by-step video. 👍
A tutorial on making composites would be a VERY long one as there are tons of variations in both methods and material. Making those parts was sort of a by-product for me as I was experimenting on fabricating my own car parts. For smaller and simpler parts (such as the dead pedal) you would save yourself A LOT of trouble and cost to simply find an alternative or pre-made materials.
Most hardware store do sell similar steel square tubing I've used, but only in very limited length and are a bit more expansive. I happen to live within driving distance to a very largest industrial metal supplier and that's where I got mine. They were purchased in unfinished raw metal and were painted with automotive paint.
As for car parts, you're best bet will probably be local junk yards. My close friend's dad works at Mazda and he provided me with the seat. I wanted the handbrake to feel as close to my car as possible, and there are very few cars that use levers that short, so I just kept an eye out for actual S2000 handbrakes on forums. It took some time but was well worth the wait.
👍It's a little hard to describe the process in words. As metioned above, If i get a chance to do my friend's G25 shifter I'll be sure to record the process and put up a video.
Phew! hope I answered everything, sorry if I missed any.
Brandon.
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One step forward, two steps back. Very suprised to hear that Logitech depends on plastic flexing for that. 👎 If you get any ideas, I would love to hear them. If not, I think I will tear into it in the next few days. If anyone has heard of a mod to increase the resistance of the paddle shifters, I'm very interested. 
